Vulnerability of Wires and Cables
Abstract
The objective of this research project was to produce experimentally verified models capable of predicting the vulnerabilities of single wires, coaxial cables, and multiconductor cables as functions of the weights and velocities of ballistic fragments and of attack aspect. An experimental firing program was conducted against solid conductor and stranded conductor wires, coaxial cable, and a large multiconductor cable. Equations were developed which predict the breaking velocity, in terms of fragment weight, of single conductor wires and cables. Equations for defining the vulnerable areas of such wires and cables are presented. Models and procedures, which are based upon the use of the single conductor equations, were developed to provide a definition of the kill probabilities of multiconductor cables. The uses of these models and procedures are illustrated by means of examples.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADB019895
Entities
People
- Rodney F. Recht
- Thomas W. Ipson
- William A. Schmeling
Organizations
- Denver Research Institute